From: Autistic adults have poorer quality healthcare and worse health based on self-report data
 | Autistic group N (%) | Control group N (%) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p-value | Sig. |
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Pre-Pandemic | |||||
I understood the questions my healthcare professional asked | 777 (88.60) | 700 (96.82) | 0.256 (0.153, 0.411) | 2.04 × 10–10 | *** |
The healthcare professional gave me enough time | 630 (71.84) | 617 (85.34) | 0.438 (0.337, 0.568) | 6.97 × 10–11 | *** |
The healthcare professional understood me when I described my symptoms | 616 (70.24) | 628 (86.86) | 0.357 (0.272, 0.466) | 8.39 × 10–16 | *** |
The healthcare professional attempted to help me with my symptoms | 675 (76.97) | 629 (87.00) | 0.500 (0.378, 0.657) | 2.10 × 10–7 | *** |
I do not think that the healthcare professional cared about my wellbeing | 224 (25.54) | 135 (18.67) | 1.494 (1.167, 1.917) | 0.001 | Â |
During Pandemic | |||||
I understood the questions my healthcare professional asked | 242 (88.97) | 401 (97.09) | 0.242 (0.111, 0.498) | 2.66 × 10–5 | *** |
The healthcare professional gave me enough time | 200 (73.53) | 363 (87.89) | 0.383 (0.251, 0.582) | 2.23 × 10–6 | *** |
The healthcare professional understood me when I described my symptoms | 196 (72.06) | 369 (89.35) | 0.308 (0.199, 0.472) | 9.96 × 10–9 | *** |
The healthcare professional attempted to help me with my symptoms | 211 (77.57) | 377 (91.28) | 0.331 (0.205, 0.527) | 9.87 × 10–7 | *** |
I do not think that the healthcare professional cared about my wellbeing | 54 (19.85) | 79 (19.13) | 1.047 (0.697, 1.566) | 0.844 | Â |